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lymphoid
(redirected from Lymphoid follicles)

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lym·phoid  (lmfoid)
adj.
Of or relating to lymph or the lymphatic tissue where lymphocytes are formed.
lymphoid [ˈlɪmfɔɪd]
adj
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biochemistry) (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) of or resembling lymph, or relating to the lymphatic system
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Adj.1.lymphoid - resembling lymph or lymphatic tissues


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MALT lymphoma is characterized by infiltrate of centrocyte-like cells, which may show plasma cell differentiation, lymphoepithelial lesions, and reactive lymphoid follicles.
Primary mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma occurring ... by Haddad, Nadim / Southern Medical Journal
Histologically, the characteristic finding is the presence of uniform neoplastic lymphoid follicles packed closely together (figure, A), usually effacing the nodal architecture and often extending out into the extranodal fat (figure, B).
Follicular lymphoma by Thompson, Lester D.R. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
Gastric mucosa is not normally thought to contain lymphoid tissue, yet in the presence of H pylori reactive lymphoid follicles form which are possibly throught to predispose the patient to developing lymphoma.
Gastric MALT lymphoma in the absence of Helicobacter pylori infection ... by Schafer, T.W. / Southern Medical Journal
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